Electronics Letters

Thermally stable optical bistability in an InGaAs/InGaAlAs etalon at 1.5 μm wavelength

David T. Neilson, Jeffrey E. Ehrlich, Andy C. Walker, Anthony J. Dann, M.A. Fisher, M.A. Salter, I. Reid

Published Jul 22, 1993• 5 citations

Abstract

The Letter reports the first demonstration of thermally stable, optical bistability in a passive InGaAs/InGaAlAs multiquantum well nonlinear Fabry-Perot etalon at the wavelength 1.5 μm. Critical switch powers of 1 mW were obtained, permitting operation with a CW diode laser source. Switch on/off times of 14 ns/40 ns were observed under slow ramping conditions.

DOI: 10.1049/el:19930920

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